Indian Space Research Organisation Agenda item: 39 Dr. Rajeev Kumar Jaiswal, EOS, ISRO

Indian Remote Sensing Programme 25 Years of Indian Remote Sensing Programme Started with the pioneering experiment of detecting Coconut Root Wilt Disease using Color Infrared Film in 1970s by Prof. P. R. Pisharoty. Jun 07,1979 Bhaskara-I (1979) and Bhaskara-II (1981) – Experimental Remote Sensing Satellites provided the foundation for the operational Indian Remote Sensing Programme. Aerial view of Grove Area (Coconut Root Wilt Disease Study) Nov 20, 1981 The Result is operational Indian Remote Sensing Programme with the launch of IRS-1A on March 17, 1988

Currently operational EO missions

EO Missions since Last Plenary in 2012 – SARAL (407 kg) Mission/ February 25, 2013: Launcher PSLV, India – INSAT – 3D (2060 kg) Mission/ July 26, 2013: Launcher - Ariane-5 VA-214, Kourou, French Guiana SARAL INSAT-3D

SARAL: Satellite with Argos and Altimeter - Joint Indo-French satellite mission for oceanographic studies Besides SARAL, PSLV-C20 launched six auxiliary payloads from Canada, Austria, Denmark and UK Launch: Feb 25, 2013 Launcher – PSLV C-20, SHAR, India Altika Payload: Built by CNES Ka-band (35.75 GHz, BW 500 MHz) radar altimeter Dual-frequency microwave radiometer (23.8 & 37 GHz) DORIS & Laser Retro-reflector Array Repeat Cycle: 35 days Altika/SARAL mission belongs to global altimetry system for precise and accurate observations of ocean topography, circulation & sea surface monitoring ARGOS Data Collection System: Built by CNES Contributes to development and operational implementation of global ARGOS DCS. Collect a variety of data from ocean buoys to transmit the same to the ARGOS Ground Segment for subsequent processing and distribution. SARAL/AltiKA SSHA observation overpass over Indian Ocean on Feb 28, 2013 and SLA from POM model at 0.5 degree resolution.

President of India with ISRO & CNES Chief on 23 Feb 2013

INSAT - 3D 6 Channel IMAGER 19 Channel SOUNDER Launch: July 26, 2013 Launcher: Ariane-5 VA-214, French Guiana Advanced weather satellite of India configured with improved Imaging System and Atmospheric Sounder 6 Channel IMAGER 19 Channel SOUNDER Spectral Bands (µm) Visible : 0.55 - 0.75 Short Wave Infra Red : 1.55 - 1.70 Mid Wave Infra Red : 3.70 - 3.95 Water Vapour : 6.50 - 7.10 Thermal Infra Red – 1 : 10.30 - 11.30 Thermal Infra Red – 2 : 11.30 - 12.50 Resolution : 1 km for Vis & SWIR 4 km for MIR & TIR 8 km for WV Spectral Bands (µm) Short Wave Infra Red : Six bands Mid Wave Infra Red : Five Bands Long Wave Infra Red : Seven Bands Visible : One Band Resolution (km) : 10 X 10 for all bands No. of simultaneous : 4 sounding per band 8

Monitoring of Phailin Cyclone with INSAT - 3D Cyclone PHAILIN (INSAT-3D VIS : 10 Oct 2013 03:30Z)

EO – Information Services Bhuvan NRSC EO Open Data Archive www.dataportal.isro.gov.in Natural Resources Database Water Resource Information www.nrsc.gov.in

Scenario in next 5 Years Resourcesat – 2 GISAT MEGHA-TROPIQUES RISAT-1 X-band Oceansat-3 OCM, SCAT INSAT-3DR Imager, Sounder Resourcesat – 2 LISS III, LSS IV , AWiFS CARTOSAT- 3 0.25 m PAN, 1m MX 12m HySI (200 Bands) INSAT-3D Imager, Sounder Oceansat-2 OCM, SCAT, ROSA GISAT MX, Hyperspectral, Thermal MEGHA-TROPIQUES SAPHIR, SCARAB & ROSA RISAT-1 C-band CARTOSAT-2E 0.65 m PAN, 2 MX Resourcesat – 2 A LISS III, LSS IV , AWiFS SARAL Altika & Argos 11

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